Kap

Variable star

Its story

κ Piscium is a white star with gentle variations in brightness, belonging to the Circlet of Pisces, the delicate ring of suns that forms the head of one of the two zodiacal fishes. Its A type radiates a clean light, slightly hotter than the Sun. It belongs to one of the most ancient constellations of the zodiac, already described by the Babylonians more than two thousand five hundred years ago.

Constellation: Pisces
Apparent magnitude: 4.95
Distance: 153.5 light years
Coordinates (J2000): RA 351.733° · Dec 1.256°
Catalogue: HIP 115738 · HD 220825

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